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Steven Paul Winkelstein

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Born

Atlantic City

Website

http://www.thedaygodgotamnesia.com

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Genre

Humor and Comedy, Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

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Steven Winkelstein is an award-winning author and product designer based in Chicago. He began his writing career with books for younger readers, including Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive!, winner of a Book News Award, and Brisko: A True Tale of Holocaust Survival, which received a Kirkus recommendation.

He now writes adult comedic fantasy that blends absurdity, heart, supernatural chaos, queer characters, and humor of questionable morality. His latest novel, The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy, follows a gay atheist barista in Boulder who gets pulled into a demonic invasion after God is knocked unconscious and Heaven’s bureaucracy begins to collapse.

When he is not writing, Steven works in product design, travels in search of inspiration ...more

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	Brisko: a true tale of Holocaust survival by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Dana Juliano (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Peter Thaddeus (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive! (Volume 1) by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Christie Mealo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Kidd and the Jersey Devil by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Rebecca N. Naumchik (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy's Great Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Diving Horse and the Magic Whistle by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Christie Mealo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Mind of the Winkle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters Meet on Mondays it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Steven Winkelstein liked Reader's review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy: " I found it hard to connect and follow the story and characters initially and some of it was so far fetched. I did enjoy some of the historical references. By the end of the story though I felt connected to the characters and invested in the plot and " Read more of this review »
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Steven Winkelstein liked Randomreadsandlife's review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy: "The day God got amnesia Author: Steven Paul Winkelstein ★★★.7/5 Thank you to NetGalley for this Arc. This book was absurd. And funny. And full of chaos ( too much chaos). It had different species of creatures: heavenly, hell-ish and humans. A knockout out" Read more of this review »
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Steven Winkelstein liked Melissa's review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy: "Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with an e-ARC of this book. This book surprised me in more ways than one. First of all, it was funny. Of course this was to be expected, but a lot of "comedies" are not actually funny. I laughed out loud with a cou" Read more of this review »
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Steven Winkelstein liked Celine Wu's review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy: "Irreverence forms the core of this book, and that can be good or bad depending on what you're looking for. Having the right expectations is crucial for your experience, because it really could be a coin flip whether you enjoy this. It's also a coin fl" Read more of this review »
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Steven Winkelstein made a comment on Nick Padula’s review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy " Thanks, Nick! Really appreciate your review. Hope to have the second part out late next year. (And, yes, HE will wake up; and, no, HE won't remember a ...more "
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Steven Winkelstein made a comment on Gee’s review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy " Thanks, Gee! Really appreciate your review, and I'm glad you enjoyed the ride! Hope to have the second part out late next year. If you want to know ab ...more "
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Steven Winkelstein made a comment on Katy Thompson’s review of The Day God Got Amnesia: A Divine Comedy " Thanks, Katy! Really appreciate your review, and I'm glad It got you chuckling :) Hope to have the second part out late next year. If you want to know ...more "
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“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.”
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